noun
water-filled bamboo tube that clacks against a stone when emptied; traditional Japanese garden water feature
A traditional Japanese garden device: a bamboo tube that slowly fills with water, tips, and strikes a stone with a sharp clack. Also known as ししおどし (deer scarer), though 添水 specifically refers to the water-filled tube mechanism.
日本庭園で添水の音を聞くと、心が落ち着く。
Hearing the sound of the 添水 in a Japanese garden is calming.
この庭には竹でできた添水が設置されている。
A bamboo 添水 has been installed in this garden.